After returning from a voyage, the infamous Captain Beidou was hired to deal with an unknown monster by none other than Lady Ningguang herself. Said monster has been rumored to cause extreme storms and earthquakes, threatening the safety of the peo...
(This chapter is a continuation of the prologue. Just wanted to address this before continuing. Enjoy.)
No one's POV
Beidou twirls the handle of her blade in her hand before placing the tip on the wood of the ship. "Come on! Let's see what you truly got!" She yells excitingly.
After a few seconds, the monster's spiral in its mouth grew larger. It reels its head back as if to attack. While it did, Beidou leaps towards its face as she lifts her claymore over her head. She lets out a battle cry as soon as she was within hitting distance. She then swings her blade down as electricity forms around her blade. The creature saw all of this and lungs its head forward to attack. However, before it could reach her, she swung her blade down on its head, having enough strength to send the beast's head down. It roars in pain as it shot its ball of electricity into the water, which explodes on impact.
It shook off the pain as Beidou landed on its face. The two stared down before the creature suddenly did a barrel roll, shaking her off of it. She leaps back onto the ship next to the male with white hair, glancing at him.
"Tell the men to move back and prepare the ballistae!" She orders.
The male nods. "On it. But what are you going to do?"
"Give them some time." That was all Beidou said as she glares back at the creature, which dives under the ship.
Before the male could reply, the captain had already run to the edge of the ship and jumps off into the ocean. The male stares in awe for a brief moment before remembering the order and going to do so.
Back to Beidou, she splashes into the water while holding her breath. She looks up where she last saw the sea monster. At first, she couldn't find the creature anywhere. She looks all around her but still saw nothing besides the endless water. However, she heard a low growl behind her, causing her to turn around quickly. Behind her, the creature stares at her with its red menacing eyes as it towers over her.
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She summons her blade as the beast lunges its head forward to eat her. Before it could, she moves her blade into a blocking position and guards while a purple bubble was summoned around her. Once the creature hits it, her body glows a bright purple before swinging her blade in response with lightning. Her attack was much stronger than earlier, causing it to send the monster reeling back. Despite being in the water, she could easily use her weapon as if fighting on land.
It took the monster a second to shake off the pain and roars at her. It roars so loud that Beidou had to cover her ears to prevent her from going deaf. Once it was done, it lunges its shoulder forward and slams into her, sending her flying back. She tries to brush off the pain, but the creature caught up to her, spun around, and slaps her with its tail. This sent Beidou flying deep into the ocean as the wind was knocked out of her. Water starts to fill her lungs as her mouth was open, forcing her to quickly shut it. She could feel herself losing air fast. Thinking quickly, she tries to swim to the surface. However, she saw the same glowing red eyes quicking swimming after her as electricity coats its body, mainly the mouth and back.
